Planes, -- and Automobiles! (31)

There is no doubt that the Great Lakes Freighters have an allure and romance all thir own. But after the sun sets, they take on an almost totally different appeal! With their running lights and cabin lights glimmering off the water and their wake, and the ...more info

AMERICA, 1902. As mighty white horses came thundering down the street, excitement, color and sound greeted those who stopped in their tracks to watch the steam fire engine racing to a fire---bells clanging, whistles blowing and smoke billowing from this ...more info

The Ford F-150 is the best-selling truck on the planet. Why? To find the answer we go back to Fordís first truck produced in the Ford factory, the Model T one-ton in 1917, then the first factory-built pickup in 1925. We cover Fordís first V8 in 1932, the ...more info

This show depicts 3 different P-51 Mustangs in Action during 2013 and 2014 in the Cincinnati area. Who doesn't like P-51's? These were the ultimate allied fighter planes at the end of World War II, and they were instrumental in protecting allied daylight ...more info

This aircraft is one of only 2 operational SBD Dauntless today, so seeing this rare bird fly is unique. We will see it in Cincinnati, Ohio, arriving from its previous engagement and several close-up shots of taxi, start-ups, take-offs, landings, and some ...more info

I know, it's been a long time coming! Hard to believe five years have passed, but looking at the program there are fallen flags, older paint schemes, aircraft no longer in service. Loads of Delta, particularly B737-200's, L1011's, B727's, plus Midway, TWA, ...more info

Salt Lake City is a major Delta Hub, with a constant parade of Delta and Delta Express in the rush hour, together with Southwest, Northwest, America West, TWA, United. UPS, Airborne, FedEx and Emerey. A UTANG KC135 and a DC3, along with some smaller aircraft ...more info

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the busiest two runway airport in the world, with over 33 million passengers in 1999. An America West hub, Sky Harbor hosts the specially painted 757's, 6 of which are seen in this program. Southwest, Delta, ...more info

Now that the second runway is in place there are a number of great locations on the sunny (if it's ever sunny in Manchester) side of the new runway. Since our last visit in 2000, airlines have gone, new airlines have shown up, liveries changed and airlines ...more info

Las Vegas McCarran is a Southwest Hub and their fleet of B737s, and home to National Airlines, with a good showing of their B757s. In fact, McCarran is an exceptional place for both B737s and B757s, with planes from lots of carriers making appearances. DC10s ...more info

Houston's George Bush Intercontinental is a major Continental hub, and sees just about ecerything Continental owns, together with Continental Express. Foreign carriers include British Airways, Air France, Luthansa, Aerolittoral, KLM Asia, Aeromexico and ...more info

Dallas Fort Worth is a major American Hub and a Delta Hub. With over 860,000 aircraft movements, DFW is a busy and exciting place. Just about everything American and American Express owns makes an appearance, together with Delta, America West, TWA, United, ...more info

The world's busiest airport, with a staggering 900,000+ aircraft movements and 80,000,000+ passengers. A major Delta/Delta Express hub, with everything from Brasilias, ATR's through MD80's, B737-200's to B777's, MD-11's and L1011's, with all three paint ...more info

The best airport I've seen from a shooters (and a watcher's) point of view, with no fences, just canals, and the heavies plopping down right in front of you. Loads of KLM B747/MD-11/B767 action, lots of landings and takeoffs, some sunset and evening shots, ...more info

The International Harvester Company produced many films, from the 1930s through the 1960s, promoting Farmall tractors. These historical films from the McCormick International Harvester Collection at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin have ...more info

In 1964, Ford's new pony car was immediately embraced by the "Mustang" generation - those Baby Boomers who blossomed into a huge buying force - and were looking for a new car that fit their fun-loving, go-fast lifestyle. The Mustang, because its DNA included ...more info

Visiting Manchester after Heathrow was interesting, I expected it to be the same on a smaller scale. Not So! Looking through the tape I counted over 50 airlines, many not seen at LHR. MAN is a single runway airport (at the moment, a second is being built) ...more info

Awesome action at one of Europe's premier airports for aviation fans, featuring lots of great Swissair action. Taped from several locations around the airport perimeter as well as the observation deck, you'll see landings, takoffs, overheads and some in your ...more info

Dusseldorf is one of the few international airports with observation area's, from where you will see airlines from all over Europe, including Eastern Europe, plus airlines from North Africa, North America and the Middle East. Tupelov's from Russia make ...more info

Taped in late August of 2001 at the home of Lufthansa, with heavy action with B747's, A300's, A340's, the historic Junkers and cargo MD-11's. Several Russian aircraft make appearances, including Yak 42's and TU134's, plus a wide variety of European, North ...more info

Is the busiest in the world for international traffic, with aircraft from all over the world making appearances. Loads of widebodies, aircraft from Europe, Canada, the United States, North and South Africa, Australia, the Mediteranean, the Near East, Middle ...more info

Seattle is an Alaska and Horizon hub, Alaska flies B737's and MD80's, while the Horizon parade is dash 8's and Fokker F28's. The international excitement is provided by Aisiana B747's, BA B747's, Aeroflot and SAS B767's, Martinair and China Eastern MD11's, ...more info

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL 2000 Los Angeles International ranks number four in the world for aircraft movements and is an extraordinarily busy place. Loads of B747s, many from the Pacific Rim make LAX a colorful and excitimg place. Lots of big birds ...more info

Ride the flightdeck of not 1, but 2, Lockheed Constellations! Start with an explanation of the engineeers panel, then we see startup, taxiing and take off from both inside the aircraft and airside. You are riding in the MATS Connie, owned by the ...more info

Thrill to the thunder of action packed landings, takeoffs and in-your-face taxiings in this tribute to the Trijet. We take a look at Boeing's B727, Douglas's DC-10, Lockheed's L1011 TriStar and McDonnell Douglas's MD-11 in action in North America and Europe, ...more info

Join us for a look at the legendary DC-3, now in service for over 50 years! Meet the people who maintain them and keep them running, meet the pilots who fly them. Enjoy interviews, take part in the walkround, see engine start-ups, taxying, takeoffs and ...more info

Join us at the Vancouver waterfront home of Harbour Air, the largest operator of float planes in the world. Watch turbo Otters, Beavers and twin Otters taxi out, take off and land in clouds of spray. Experience the ride from the Vancouver waterfront to ...more info

Lake Hood, next to Anchorage International is the busiest float plane harbor in the world and we spend some time there watching the activity. Then we're off to Katmai National park to see the bears. We travel there in the right hand front seat of a ...more info